Improvement in wind-wheels



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIOE JOHN H. MORSE, OF ISEOEIA, ILLINOIS.'

IMPROVEMENT IN WIND-WHEELS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 59,249, dated October30, 1866.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, J. H. MORSE, of the city of Peoria, county ofPeoria, State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inWindmills; and I do hereby declare the following to be an exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1, perspective view of mill; Fig. 2, showing top of mill, lookingdown from above; Fig. 3, sectional view, showing rack L, segment ofcog-wheel M, with steel rod J, clutch VK, collar E, lever-rods c c c cc, and their connections; Fig. 4, front View of regulating-fan A, withbalance-weight It and pedestals O O.

My improvement consists in a regulatingfan, A, (see Fig. 4,) to beoperated upon by the wind, for the purpose of turning the fans of anywindmill whose fans may be pivoted or hinged upon its arms.

My manner of building or attaching improvement to windmills is asfollows:

Upon the arms ofka vertical-,armed mill (see Fig. l) I hinge thefans B BB B B, so that they may be turned from an angle of about forty-fivedegrees to the wind (the position for running) to feather-edge. To thesefans I fasten iron .rods for levers, by which the fans are turned. (SeeFig. 2.)

Upon the main shaft D of mill I place a sliding collar, E. (See Fig. 3.)Into the outer rim, I insert eyes j'fffj', through which the lever-rodsc c c c c pass.

Passing through the nose G of circular plate T, which forms the bed, andupon which the mill revolves by change of wind, (see Figs.l l and 2,)and Linder the bearing I of main shaft D, is a steel rod, J, with clutchK upon its outer end, catching into a groove in collar E.

Attached to rear end of steel rod J is a rack, L, into which the segmentof a cog-wheel, M, works. (See Fig. 3.)

Through the center of cog-wheel M passes the shaft N, having itsbearings upon pedestals O O. (See Fig. 4.) Upon one end of this shaft Nthe crank P is formed, to which the balance-weight R is fastened, whichacts as a lever to balance the regulating-fan A.

The manner of working the mill is as follows:

The regulating-fan A being held in an upright position by means of thebalance-weight R, which is heavier than the fan A, and is fastened tothe crank P, and may be moved along this crank down to the end (see Fig.4) if it is required to hold fan A against a stiff breeze, the mill isin position to run.

The cog-wheel M, working in the rack L, will move the collar E backwardand forward on the main shaft l), by means of the steel rod J and clutchK, as the fan A is raised or depressed, and thus, by means of lever-rodsc o c c c, running through eyes f f f j' f in flange of collar E, thefans B B B B B may be turned to receive more or less force from thewind.

lf there is more force in the wind than is required to run the mill anddo its work, it will depress the regulating-fan A, (see Fig. 3, dottedlines 5) then the cog-wheel M, working in rack L, will push forward thesteel rod J, and, by means of clutch K, move the collar E along mainshaft D. The lever-rods c c c c c running through eyes ff f f f iniiange of collar E, the fans B B B B B will be turned at a less angle tothe wind and receive less ofits As the wind lessens its power the fan Alwill rise to an upright position, (see Fig. 1,) and the mill be inposition to run. The fan A, with its connections, will be used tostopthe mill by attaching a chain or cord to fan A and drawing it down to ahorizontal position. (See Fig. 3, dotted lines, b.)

I disclaim the regulating-fan A, having patented it before.

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The regulating-fan A, in connection with its balance-weight B, cog-wheelM, rack L, steel rod J, clutch K, collar E, lever-rods c c c c c,attached to fans B B B B B, working in eyes f f f f fin flange of collarE, substantially in the manner and for the purpose specified.

JOHN H. MORSE.

Witnesses:

J. A. MOGOY, JOHN S. FRENCH.

